Landmark Beta (the game formerly known as EQ Landmark)

Initial thoughts on Landmark the Game, a voxel-based builder MMO by SOE. This is based on 8-10 hours play, with some additional notes at the end. This is a bit stream-of consciousness, since I'm trying to write as I play.

Diablo 3 - Act V Books and Dungeons

Another concise summary for Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls achievements. This post covers the book and dungeon locations for Act V. The achievements are Dungeon Master, People Finder, Field Research, and Historian of Westmarch. You can find the rest of the Diablo 3 posts here.

Diablo 3 - Cursebreaker

Time for another concise achievement list! This table summarizes all the Cursebreaker achievements, act by act. It includes name, location, type, and if the event is available as a bounty (if confirmed - there are several entries that are still question marks). You can find more Diablo 3 pages here.

Diablo 3 Consolidated Boss List

With the release of Reaper of Souls for Diablo 3, it's time for a new boss list! This is a consolidated listing of known bosses of interest, specifically those fulfilling the Unique Collection (UC), Special Assignment (SA), or Haunted (HA) achievements, or dropping legendary crafting materials. Listings are alphabetic by boss name, with creature type, location, availability via bounty, legendary drop, and achievement, if any. This information has been culled and gathered from a variety of sources, and is, of course subject to error. You can find more Diablo 3 pages here.

• Last updated: April 30, 2014

Aloysius the Ghastly	Soul Ripper, The Keep Depths Level 2, Bounty, Captured Soul
Ancient Guardian	Sand Behemoth, Forgotten Ruins, Shattered Core
Archivist, The	Dark Lorekeeper, The Unknown Depths, Bounty, Shard of Entsteig Plate, UC, HA
Armorer's Bane	Scavenger, Watch Tower Level 2, Scavenged Scabbard Event, Element of Celerity
Ashangu	Fallen Shaman, Dalguhr Oasis, Deranged Fallen Pond, Rydraeim Tome
Ashek	Fallen Fighter, Black Canyon Mines, UC
Axegrave the Executioner	Skeleton Executioner, The Keep Depths Level 2, UC
Axgore the Cleaver	Phasebeast, Core of Arreat, Bounty, Demon Skin, UC
Azmodan	Unique Boss, Heart of Sin, Bounty, Lyekurn's Diary
Baethus	Barbed Lurker, Battlefields of Eternity, SA
Balata	Scarab, Ruins of Corvus, Bloody Pincer
Ballartrask the Defiler	Executioner, Pandemonium Fortress Level 2, SA
Bari Hattar	Flesh Shaman, Ruins of Corvus, SA
Bashface the Truncheon	Demon Warrior, Stonefort, Bounty, Symbol of the Guardian Brotherhood, UC
Bashiok	Fallen Shaman, Dalguhr Oasis, Bounty, Rydraeim Tome
Belagg Pierceflesh	Skeleton Archer, The Keep Depths Level 3, Wooden Stake, UC
Bellybloat the Scarred	Harvester, Cathedral Level 4, UC
Belphaegor	Oppressor, Unique Boss, Path of War, Skelon's Dice
Beyatt	Fallen Shaman, Stinging Winds, The Lost Caravan, Rydraeim Tome, UC
Bholen	Golgor, The Keep Depths Level 2, Bounty, Skull of Raylend
Blarg the Foul	Goatman Warrior, The Battlefields, Bridge of Korsikk, UC
Blarg the Imp	Dessicated Imp, Desolate Sands, UC
Bloodfeather	Blood Hawk, Desolate Sands, UC
Bloone	Blood Hawk, Battlefields of Eternity, Realm of the Banished, SA
Borgoth	Oppressor, Battlefields of Eternity, Realm of the Banished, Bounty, Skelon's Dice
Brakan	Cultist, Highlands Cave, Apothocary's Brother Event, Bounty, Cultist Blood
Bricktop	Demon Warrior, Stonefort, Bounty, Symbol of the Guardian Brotherhood
Brimstone	Phasebeast, Tower of the Damned Level 2, Bounty, Demon Skin
Burrask the Tunneler	Scavenger Worm, Battlefields of Eternity, SA
Burrow Bile	Scavenger, Fields of Misery, Forlorn Farm Event, Bounty, Element of Celerity
Busaw	Demon Warrior, Unique Boss, Rakkis Crossing, Crazy Climber Event, Symbol of the Guardian Brotherhood
Cadhul the Deathcaller	Dark Summoner, Southern Highlands, Behistun Rune
Captain Cage	Skeleton Warrior, Cathedral Level 2, 4 (?), Bounty, Woven Plate, UC
Captain Dale	Skeleton Warrior, The Keep Depths Level 1, Bounty, Woven Plate, UC
Captain Donn Adams	Skeleton, The Keep Depths Level 1, Bounty, Woven Plate
Captain Gerber	Revenant Soldier (?), Westmarch Commons, SA
Celik	Corrupted Angel, Pandemonium Fortress Level 2, Angelic Shard
Charuch the Spear	Goatman Ranger, Tower of the Damned Level 1, UC
Chiltara	Lacuni Stalker, Caverns of Frost Level 2 (?), Frozen Blood, Urn of Quickening, Gibbering Gemstone, UC
Chupa Khazra	Goatman Shaman, Southern Highlands, Torn Soul
Crabbs	Stygian Crawler, Tower of the Damned Level 2, Bounty, Bloody Pincer
Crassus the Tormentor	Grotesque, Halls of Agony Level 2, Bounty, Human Cartilage
Creampuff	Purple Pony, Whimsyshire, Mystical Source
Crusher, The	Demon Warrior, The Keep Depths Level 2, Bounty, Symbol of the Guardian Brotherhood, UC
Cudgelarm	Grotesque, Cathedral Level 2, Human Cartilage, UC
Dale Hawthorne	Deadeye Archer, Westmarch Commons, SA
Dataminer	Ghastly Gravedigger, Defiled Crypt, Bounty, Born's Key, HA
Deadgrasp	Herald of Pestilence, The Battlefields, Bounty, Phial of Weakness, UC
Demonika the Wicked	Succubus, Tower of the Damned Level 1, Bounty, Defiled Doll, UC
Digger O'Dell	Ghastly Gravedigger, Defiled Crypt, Bounty, Born's Key
Direclaw the Demonflyer	Flying Demon, Rakkis Crossing, UC
Dragus	Demon Warrior, Unique Boss, Stonefort, Symbol of the Guardian Brotherhood
Dreadclaw the Leaper	Burrowing Leaper, Fields of Misery, Element of Celerity, UC
Drury Brown	Ghostly Murderer, Defiled Crypt, Born's Key, UC, HA
Ebenezer Samuel	Deceased Scribe, Old Tristram Road, Mass Grave, UC
Emikdeva	Warscarred Ravager, Battlefields of Eternity, Timeless Prison, Skelon's Dice
Endiku	Ghoul, Festering Woods, Eternal War Event, Bounty, Cartographer's Toolkit
Enmerkar	Skeleton, Festering Woods, Last Stand of the Ancients Event, Bounty, Woven Plate
Erach	Lacuni, Stinging Winds, Urn of Quickening
Erdith	Death Maiden, Briarthorn Cemetary, SA
Erelus	Corrupted Angel, Battlefields of Eternity, Angelic Shard
Ernutet	Sand Behemoth, Desolate Sands, Ancient Device Event, Shattered Core
Evil Oliver	Cuddle Bear, Whimsyshire, Eternal Power Capsule
Fangbite	Winged Blood Drinker, Paths of the Drowned, SA
Fearby the Prowler	?, ?, SA
Fecklar's Ghost	Enraged Phantom, The Festering Woods, Bounty, Shard of Entsteig Plate, UC, HA
Firestarter	Carrion Bat, Cathedral Level 2, Bounty, Sydryu Bone, UC
Garganug	Golgor, Rakkis Crossing, Bounty, Skull of Raylend
Gart the Mad	Fallen Overlord, Howling Plateau, UC
Gholash	Brute / Ghoul, Tower of the Damned Level 1, Bounty, Cartographer's Toolkit, UC
Glidewing	Bat, Cathedral Level 1, Bounty, Sydryu Bone
Gnawbone	Fallen Hound, Arreat Crater Level 1, Hilt of the Silver Wolf
Gorathra	Quillfiend, Tristram Road, Musty Cellar, Shimmering Quill
Gormungandr	Rock Worm, Arreat Crater, UC
Gorog the Bruiser	Golgor, Core of Arreat, Bounty, Skull of Raylend, UC
Gout Foot Johnson	?, ?, SA
Gozmol	Bogan Hunter, ?, SA
Grand Inquisitor	Cultist, Halls of Agony Level 1, Cultist Blood
Grimnight the Soulless	Nightmare, Silver Spire Level 2, Captured Nightmare, UC
Grimsmack	Ghoul, Festering Woods, Bounty, Cartographer's Toolkit
Growlfang	Fallen Hound, Skycrown Battlements, Bounty, Hilt of the Silver Wolf, UC
Gugyn the Gauntlet	Demonic Tremor, Keep Depths Level 3, UC
Hammersmash	Mallet Lord, Hellrift Level 2, Bounty, Quaking Vial
Handible	Herald of Pestilence, The Battlefield, Triage Event, Bounty, Phial of Weakness
Haures	Nightmare, Silver Spire Level 2, Bounty, Captured Nightmare, UC
Hawthorne Gable	Enraged Phantom, Festering Woods, Bounty, Shard of Entsteig Plate
Haxxor	Phasebeast, Tower of the Cursed Level 2, Bounty, Demon Skin, UC
Haziael	Corrupted Angel, Realmwalker Portal in Battlefields of Eternity, Bounty, Angelic Shard
Hazzor the Viper	Serpent Demon, Sewers of Caldeum, UC
Headcleaver	Skeleton, Unique Boss, Leoric's Passage, The Legacy of Cain, Eyes of the Dead
Hedros	Corpse Summoner (?), Briarthorn Cemetary, SA
Hellscream	Bat, The Unknown Depths, Sydryu Bone, UC
High Cultist Murdos	Cultist, Alcarnus, Bounty, Cultist Blood, UC
Hyadures	Anarch / Exarch (?), Pandemonium Fortress Level 1, SA
Hyrug the Malformed	Khazra, Tower of the Cursed level 1, UC
Igor Stalfos	Fallen Warrior, Westmarch Commons, SA
Izual	Unique Boss, The Great Span, Bounty, Angelic Shard
Jezeb the Conjuror	Dark Summoner, Leoric's Manor, Bounty, Behistun Rune, UC
Jhorum the Cleric	Cultist, Alcarnus, Bounty, Cultist Blood
John Gorham Coffin	Ghastly Gravedigger, Defiled Crypt, Born's Key, HA
Jonathan Muddlemore	?, ?, SA
Judge Alzarius	Corrupted Angel, Pandemonium Fortress Level 1, Judgement Event, Angelic Shard
Kao'Ahn	Morlu, Gardens of Hope Tier 2, Bounty, Shuddering Demon Bone
Keeper Hashemel	Oppressor, Battlefields of Eternity, Timeless Prison, Skelon's Dice
Khatun	Armored Destroyer, Gardens of Hope 1st Tier, Bounty, Demon Skin, UC
Killian Damort	Skeleton Archer, Cathedral Level 4, Bounty, Wooden Stake
Korchoroth	Warscarred Ravager, Battlefields of Eternity, Timeless Prison, Skelon's Dice
Krailen the Wicked	Dark Summoner, Leoric's Manor, Bounty, Behistun Rune
Kysindra the Wretched	Succubus, Silver Spire Level 1, Bounty, Defiled Doll, UC
Lacocious the Diseased	Rat Summoner, The Plague Tunnels Level 1, SA
Lady Victoria	Succubus, Unique Boss, Westmarch Commons, House of Deep Sorrow Event, Defiled Doll
Lashtongue	Soul Ripper, The Keep Depths Level 1, Bounty, Captured Soul
Lavarinth	Ghoul, Rakkis Crossing, Blaze of Glory Event, Bounty, Cartographer's Toolkit
Lograth	Rat Summoner, The Plague Tunnels Level 1, SA
Logrut the Warrior	Goatman Fighter, Highland Crossing, Southern Highlands, UC
Lord Dunhyld	Enraged Phantom, Defiled Crypt, Matriarch's Bones Event, Bounty, Shard of Entsteig Plate
Lorzak the Powerful	Goatman Shaman, Southern Highlands, Bounty, Torn Soul, UC
Lucious the Depraved	Grave Robber, Cemetary of the Forsaken, Born's Key, UC, HA
Lummock the Brute	Fallen Brute, Skycrown Battlements, Rakkis Crossing, UC
Mage Lord Caustus	Guardian, The Storm Halls, UC
Mage Lord Flaydren	Guardian, The Unkown Depths, UC
Mage Lord Ghuyan	Guardian, The Storm Halls, UC
Mage Lord Skomara	Guardian, Storm Halls, UC
Maghda	Unique Boss, Lair of the Witch, Bounty, Maghda's Tormented Soul
Magrethar	Primordial Scavenger, Battlefields of Eternity, Realm of the Banished, Bounty, Glowing Ore
Maiden of Flame	Death Maiden, Unique Boss, Westmarch Heights
Malfeas the Abhorrent	Morlu Incinerator, Radiant Chapel, Living Flame
Malthael	Unique Boss, Heart of the Fortress, Bounty, Reaper's Fear
Mange	Scavenger, The Weeping Hollow, Bounty, Element of Celerity, UC
Manglemaw	Unburied, Unique Boss, Defiled Crypt Level 2, A Shattered Crown Quest, Human Cartilage
Marchocyas	Winged Horror, Skycrown Battlements, UC
Matanzas the Loathsome	Exorcist (?), Westmarch Commons, SA
Mehshak the Abomination	Accursed, The Battlefields, UC
Merrium Skullthorn	Skeletal Fighter, Cathedral Level 2, Bounty, Eyes of the Dead, UC
Micheboar	Executioner (?), Westmarch Heights, SA
Midnight Sparkle	Purple Pony, Whimsyshire, Mystical Source
Monstrous Dune Thresher	Sand Thresher, Stinging Winds, Essense of the Twin Seas
Moontooth Dreadshark	Sand Thresher, Sewers of Caldeum, Essense of the Twin Seas
Morghum the Beast	Bogan Tusker, Blood Marsh, SA
Mundunogo	Fallen Shaman, Dalguhr Oasis, Rydraeim Tome
Nak Qujin	Blood Hurler, Ruins of Corvus, SA
Nak Sarugg	Blood Hurler, Ruins of Corvus, SA
Nightmarity	Purple Pony, Whimsyshire, Mystical Source
Ningish	Deceiver Magi, Caldeum Sewers, Iron Wolves Doctrine
Oah'Tash	Morlu, Gardens of Hope Tier 2, Bounty, Shuddering Demon Bone
Obsidious	Primordial Scavenger (?), Battlefields of Eternity, SA
Old Man, The	Wood Wraith, Fields of Misery, Secluded Grove, White Oak Splinter
Otzi the Cursed	Accursed, Eastern Channel, UC
Pan Fezbane	Pack Leader, Westmarch Heights, SA
Percepeus	Cultist, Northern Highlands, Bounty, Cultist Blood
Phyneus the Growler	Pack Dog, Westmarch Commons, SA
Pontius	Dark Summoner, Westmarch Commons, Behistun Rune
Purah	Corpse Summoner (?), Briarthorn Cemetary, SA
Pyres the Damned	Corrupted Angel, Silver Spire Level 1, Bounty, Angelic Shard, UC
Qurash the Reviled	Large Spider, Caverns of Araneae, UC
Ragus Grimlow	Grotesque, Cathedral Level 1, UC
Raiha the Vicious	Lacuni, Desolate Sands, Bounty, Urn of Quickening, UC
Rathlin the Widowmaker	Arachnid Horror, Caverns of Araneae, UC
Razael the Feared	Winged Assassin, Pandemonium Fortress Level 1, SA
Raziel	Enraged Phantom, Sewers of Caldeum, Chiman's Curse Chest Event, Shard of Entsteig Plate
Razorclaw	Armored Destroyer, Gardens of Hope Tier 2, The Light of Hope Quest, Demon Skin
Razormouth	Sand Thresher, Black Canyon Mines, Bounty, Essense of the Twin Seas, UC
Red Rock	Savage Beast, Southern Highlands, UC
Rhau'Kye	Morlu Incinerator, Silver Spire Level 2, Bounty, Living Flame, UC
Riplash	Soul Ripper, Tower of the Damned Level 2, UC
Rockgut	Sand Behemoth, Unknown Depths, Shattered Core
Rockulus	Primordial Scavenger, Realm of the Banished, Glowing Ore, SA
Saha the Slasher	Lacuni Stalker, Howling Plateau, Bounty, Urn of Quickening, UC
Sammash	Berserker, Alcarnus
Sao'Thall	Morlu Incinerator, Silver Spire Level 2, Living Flame, UC
Sarella the Vile	Cultist, Leoric's Manor Courtyard, Cultist Blood, UC
Sarkoth	Quillfiend, Tristram Road, Dank Cellar, Shimmering Quill
Sartor	Primordial Scavenger, Battlefields of Eternity, Bounty, Glowing Ore
Scathach the Savage	Lacuni, Caverns of Frost Level 2 (?), Urn of Quickening
Scorpitox	Stygian Crawler, The Core of Arreat, Bounty, Bloody Pincer
Scythys	Anarch / Exarch (?), Pandemonium Fortress Level 1, SA
Severclaw	Stygian Crawler, Core of Arreat Level 1, Bounty, Bloody Pincer, UC
Shade of Nar Guile	Enraged Phantom, Sewers of Caldeum, Shard of Entsteig Plate
Shanabi	Scavenger, Fields of Misery, The Lost Mine / Precious Ores Event, Bounty, Element of Celerity
Shandra'Har	Khazra Mage, Rakkis Crossing, UC
Shondar the Invoker	Dark Summoner, Alcarnus, Bounty, Behistun Rune
Sicklefang	Bat, Fields of Misery, Carrion Farm Event, Bounty, Sydryu Bone
Skehlinrath	Goatman Shaman, Southern Highlands, Torn Soul
Slarg the Behemoth	Hellbeast, Silver Spire Level 1, UC
Slarth the Tunneler	Scavenger Worm, Battlefield of Eternity, SA
Sledge	Mallet Lord, Hellrift Level 1, Bounty, Quaking Vial
Slinger	Bogan Trapper, Paths of the Drowned, SA
Soul Scavenger	Primordial Scavenger, Pandemonium Fortress, Demon Souls Event, Bounty, Glowing Ore
Spirit of Khan Dakab	Enraged Phantom, Dalguhr Oasis, Tomb of Khan Dakab Event, Bounty, Shard of Entsteig Plate
Ssthrass	Deceiver Magi, Unique Boss, Dahlgur Oasis, Iron Wolves Doctrine
Stinging Death Swarm	Stinging Swarm, Eastern Channel, UC
Sumaryss the Damned	Ghastly Seraph, Westmarch Heights, SA
Tadardya	Winged Blood Drinker, Paths of the Drowned, SA
Targerious	Ghastly Seraph, Briarthorn Cemetary, SA
Taros the Wild	Lacuni, Howling Plateau, Bounty, Urn of Quickening
Team Unicorn	Purple Pony (trio), Whimsyshire, Mystical Source
Theodosia Buhre	Enraged Phantom, Westmarch Heights, SA
Thornback	Quillfiend, The Keep Depths Level 1, Bounty, Shimmering Quill, UC
Thromp the Breaker	Demon Warrior, Skycrown Battlements, Bounty, Symbol of the Guardian Brotherhood
Thrum	Sand Behemoth, Realm of Shadow, Bounty, Shattered Core, UC
Tomekeeper, The	Enraged Phantom, Realm of Shadow, Bounty, Shard of Entsteig Plate, HA
Torchlighter	Oppressor, Gardens of Hope 2nd Tier, Bounty, Skelon's Dice, UC
Tormented Behemoth	Grotesque, Halls of Agony Level 2, A Stranger in Need Event, Bounty, Human Cartilage
Torsar	Dune Dervish, Dahlgur Oasis, UC
Tubbers	Cuddle Bear, Whimsyshire, Eternal Power Capsule
Urik the Seeer	Dark Summoner, Khazra Den, Behistun Rune
Valifahr the Noxious	Herald of Pestilence, Arreat Crater Level 1, Bounty, Phial of Weakness
Valtesk the Cruel	Anarch / Exarch (?), Pandemonium Fortress Level 1, SA
Vek Marru	Blood Golem, Passage to Corvus, SA
Vek Tabok	Blood Golem, Passage to Corvus, SA
Venimite	Small Spider, Caverns of Araneae, UC
Veshan the Fierce	Subjugator, Gardens of Hope 1st Tier, UC
Vicious Gray Turkey	Demonic Tremor, The Keep Depths Level 3, UC
Vilepaw	Bogan, Paths of the Drowned, SA
Volux the Forgotten	Oppressor, Battlefields of Eternity, Timeless Prison, Skelon's Dice
Vosk	Scarab, Ruins of Corvus, Bloody Pincer
Watareus	Barbed Lurker, Battlefields of Eternity, SA
Xaphane	Anarch / Exarch (?), Pandemonium Fortress Level 2, SA
Yakara	Serpent Demon, Eastern Channel, UC
Yellow Ledbiter	?, ?, SA
Yergacheph	Exorcist (?), Westmarch Commons, SA
Yeth	Hellion, Road to Alcarnus, Behistun Rune
Yeth	Summoned Hound, Road to Alcarnus, Bounty, UC
Zelusa the Grasping	Lacuni, Caverns of Frost, Icefall Caves, Urn of Quickening
Zhelobb the Venomous	Large Spider, Caverns of Araneae, UC
Zorrus	Winged Assassin, Pandemonium Fortress Level 2, SA

Minecraft: The New Era - Walls and Traps

A few more days have passed (OK, several more days), and there is progress! Last time I mentioned finding a spider spawner in my mine. I've now turned that into an infinite string supply, which means I can finally get some sleep! If you're unfamiliar with Minecraft, string combines into wool, and wool and wood combine to make a bed. A bed lets you sleep through the night, skipping past a lot of cowering in the dark or fighting monsters.

Home Ugly Home

Minecraft: The New Era - A Few Days Later

Some time has passed, work has been done, and improvements made. Nothing spectacular yet, but my little desert base is starting to take shape. I've spent several days in and around my original mine, finishing off the greenhouse, starting some security measures, and doing some harvesting and digging.

Minecraft: The New Era - Decisions (Day Eight / Nine)

After a night of mining, that extended into the morning of day eight, I've come to a decision: I'll make this desert wasteland a solid base of operations. I've already started a mine shaft, there's ocean right outside the door, and trees that are close enough to harvest. With that in mind, I spent the day, poking around the area right next to my base, discovering a tiny patch of grass, which yielded one wheat seed; a small partially underground pool, which I'll turn into my indoor fishing pond; and a variety of dead shrubs, which are useless.

Indoor Fishing is the Future!

Minecraft: The New Era - Day Six & Seven

After a couple false starts, getting lost in the desert, dying to a zombie horde, things are looking up! I spent the night doing some minor mining and found a couple nice pockets of iron, so I have some raw materials to work with now. My little hovel on the beach is nothing special, but it'll serve for now.

Minecraft: The New Era - Day Three-Five (Ah, Death!)

Yep, it only took three days to die. After spending the night in the village I stumbled over, I ran outside a bit too quickly for someone with one life left. A skeleton put an end to me, and we know what that means... respawn!

Minecraft: The New Era (Day Two)

Another day, another aaah, run away! After spending the night huddled in my little hole in the wall, I ran outside, hoping to find something useful. Instead I found several zombies, a giant spider, and a couple creepers. I managed to defeat the horde and gained a bit of string and some rotten meat for my troubles. At least I won't die of starvation.

Minecraft: The New Era (Day One)

I haven't played Minecraft in quite a while. I went through a period of messing with mods, including some huge mod-packs full of technology and such, but got tired of keeping them up to date with core changes. Since things have changed a lot since the last time I really delved into the game, I decided to start from scratch with a vanilla world and check out what's new. Day one begins...

Firefall - Battleframe Progression

I got tired of digging through the wiki for this stuff, so... tables!

Note that this information is now completely out of date. Retained for posterity.

Frame	Constraint Resource	Item	1x45 Accord Merit Point	3x10 Accord Merit Point
Accord Assault	Methine	Assault Accumulators	Weapons Grade Crystite	Hardened CPU
Firecat	Nitrine	Firecat Thermocouples	Tactical Firmware	Milspec Actuator
Tigerclaw	Octine	Tigerclaw Transducers	Weapons Grade Crystite	Classified Energizer
Accord Biotech	Xenografts	Biotech Nano-Manipulators	Tactical Firmware	Hardened CPU
Dragonfly	Biopolymer	Dragonfly Bio-Diffusors	Weapons Grade Crystite	Milspec Actuator
Recluse	Petrochemical	Recluse Nano-Toxins	Tactical Firmware	Classified Energizer
Accord Dreadnaught	Ceramics	Dreadnaught Dampeners	Weapons Grade Crystite	Hardened CPU
Arsenal	Radine	Arsenal Magnetic Accelerators	Weapon Grade Crystite	Classified Energizers
Mammoth	Silicate	Mammoth ArcNodes	Weapon Grade Crystite	Classified Energizers
Rhino	Carbon	Rhino Energizers	Tactical Firmware	Milspec Actuator
Accord Engineer	Toxins	Engineer Arrays	Tactical Firmware	Hardened CPU
Bastion	Regenics	Bastion Dielectrics	Weapons Grade Crystite	Milspec Actuator
Electron	Anabolics	Electron Accelerators	Tactical Firmware	Classified Energizer
Accord Recon	Iron	Recon SIN Configuration Module	Weapons Grade Crystite	Hardened CPU
Nighthawk	Copper	Nighthawk Target Acquisition Unit	Weapons Grade Crystite	Classified Energizer
Raptor	Aluminum	Raptor Electroconductors	Tactical Firmware	Milspec Actuator

Item	Thump Dump	Copacabana	Trans-Hub Command	Sunken Harbor
Classified Energizer		x	x	x
Hardened CPU	x		x
Milspec Actuator	x	x		x
Tactical Firmware			x	x
Weapon Grade Crystite	x	x

Firefall - First Impressions

Edit: Things have changed. A LOT!

Two of my regular video-gaming friends started playing Firefall by Red 5 Studios a while back, and the game is now in open beta, so I thought I'd give it a try, mostly to shut up my friends, as shooters are not really my thing these days, old-gamer reflexes being old-gamer reflexes. Here are some quick first impressions based on 15-20 hours of play.

Path of Exile Release Date Announced!

Path of Exile by Grinding Gear Games, is an action RPG that's been in open beta for quite a while now. I've written about it before, so I'm not going to spend time describing the game. The thing I will talk about is the October 23rd launch date for Release 1.0.

Path of Exile

I first played (and wrote about) Path of Exile (PoE) about a year ago during the early phases of the beta process. Recently I stuck my toe back in to test the waters. One of the nice things about free-to-play games is that it's easy to jump back in after a hiatus. After a big client patch, I was back in and running. My original characters were all there, but wiped back to level one, not surprising given then were created during a beta weekend. I wrote up a long list of info for my friends to see if I could incite some of them to give the game another try, and after rereading it, I realized it was a pretty good summary of the starting experience, so, here it is:

Ars Magica - Video Game Kickstarter

This looks intriguing. Ars Magica is one of those games that looked very cool, but I never really had a chance to play. Now it's getting turned into a single-player video game, so maybe soon I can change that.

Island Forge - That Next Step

If you've read any of the previous Island Forge tutorials (like this one or this one), you've probably checked out the results on the Isle of Test. If you've been there, you've probably seen this in the wilderness...

Now What?

Island Forge - A Guard Tutorial

This is another tutorial on using Island Forge's Island Builder. This time we're going to create a guardian creature using three actors, the guardian, something to appease it, and the person being guarded. You can see this in game by visiting the Isle of Test, and checking out the Guard Bunny, Sir Robin, and the nearby Pile of Grain. Save the grain for last so you can see the guard functionality.

Guild Wars 2 - The Thrill Is Gone

I really want to love this game, but these days it's getting harder and harder. When the game launched at the end of August, I was very excited by the prospect of dynamic events. Instead of dealing with the typical quest-giver model, dynamic events pop up across the map as you travel about, providing opportunities for interaction and combat. What's more, as events succeed or fail based on player action, the world shifts and changes as a result (within certain limits of course).

Therein lies the problem.

Island Forge - FedEx Quest Tutorial

I've been feeling guilty about ignoring Island Forge, especially now that the game's developer has run a successful Kickstarter, and moved to a free to play model. I logged back in this morning, poked around my large-scale island project, and realized I had a lot left to do. That's still work in progress, but I decided I'd do something small and useful too, so here's a quick tutorial on how to create a FedEx style quest.